PINK 



MUSK MALLOW 



Malva Dioschata. Mallow Family. 



Erect, branching, one to two feet high. Stem-leaves. — Five-parted, the 

 divisions cleft into linear lobes. Flowers. — Pink or white, clustered at the 

 summit of the stem. Calyx. — Five-cleft, with three bracts at the base. 

 Corolla. — Of five obcordate petals. Sta7)iens. — Numerous, united in a 

 column. Pistils. — Several, their ovaries united in a ring. 



The musk mallow is an attractive foreign adventurer which 

 has wandered from the garden to the roadside. Its faintly musk- 

 like odor is responsible for its name. 



MARSH ST. JOHN'S-WORT. 



[PI. CXII 



Elodes campanulata. St. John's-wort Family. 



Stem. — One to two feet high ; often pinkish ; later bright red. Leaves. — 

 Opposite ; set close to the stem or clasping by a broad base. Floivers. — 

 Pinkish or flesh-color ; small ; closely clustered at the summit of the stem 

 and in the axils of the leaves. Calyx. — Of five sepals ; often pinkish. Corol- 

 la. — Of five petals. Stamens. — Nine, in three sets ; the sets separated by 

 orange-colored glands. Pistil. — One, with three styles. 



If one has been so unlucky, from the usual point of view, or 

 so fortunate, looking at the matter with the eyes of the flower- 

 lover, as to find himself in a rich marsh early in August, his eye 

 is likely to fall upon the small, pretty pinkish flowers and pale 

 clasping leaves of the marsh St. John's-wort. A closer inspec- 

 tion will discover that the foliage is dotted with the pellucid 

 glands, and that the stamens are clustered in groups after the 

 family fashion. Should the same marsh be visited a few weeks 

 later, dashes of vivid color will guide one to the spot where the 

 little pink flowers were found. In their place glow the conspic- 

 uous ovaries and bright leaves which make the plant very notice- 

 able in late August. 



Elodes is a corruption from a Greek word which signifies 

 growing in marshes. 



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